Well, I just hate to spoil all the summer suspense, but here’s the 49ers’ 53-man roster projection: QB (2): Colin Kaepernick, Blaine Gabbert Cut: Dylan Thompson Thompson, a rookie free agent, is obviously a strong candidate for the practice squad given the skimpy depth chart at this position. The 49ers didn’t use one of their …

— In his first four seasons in the NFL, 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis twice led the NFL in tackles and he never finished out of the league’s top 10.
That was great.
But wins are better.
That was Willis’ message Thursday when asked about his stats f… …

— It didn’t appear that Vernon Davis was involved in one of the 49ers’ biggest plays of the season, Alex Smith’s game-winning touchdown pass to tight end Delanie Walker in a 25-19 victory at Detroit on Oct. 16.
But offensive coordinator Greg Roman no… …

If the 49ers’ Aldon Smith doesn’t win the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year award it might be because his counterpart Sunday, Redskins outside linebacker Ryan Kerrigan, has had an even more impressive debut.
Seven games into the season, the first-year… …

In his first season in San Francisco, cornerback Carlos Rogers has already collected as many wins as he did last year with the Redskins (six) and has established a career-high in interceptions with three.
In fact, things are going so well with his new … …

Who would you take in a 40-yard dash: Delanie Walker or Michael Crabtree?

According to the Redskins’ scouting report on the 49ers this week, it’s Walker, by a nose.

That tidbit was delivered by Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall, who said he was struck by how the 40 times of tight ends Vernon Davis (4.37, he said) and Walker (4.5, he thought) topped the time of Crabtree (4.52), a wide receiver.

One way to assess a new head coach’s priorities and game-management skills is to look at when he throws the red challenge flag, calling for a replay review from the officials.
At least twice in the 49ers’ first seven games, Jim Harbaugh challenged pl… …

In the course of posing a question Monday, a reporter mentioned to Frank Gore that the 49ers could clinch the NFC West before Thanksgiving, a fact that caused the San Francisco running back to interrupt his questioner in mid-sentence.
“Oh yeah?” Gore a… …